Become best friends with your sibling(s). They are freaking awesome human beings.

Run. I say this after hating it for 28 years. It’s an instant mood lifter and cheaper than a bottle of wine. (Although I do recommend one – just one – glass a night!).

Fall in love with yourself first. If someone amazing comes along who blows you away, finds you equally awesome and makes you better, make room for them in your life, lots of room. For crying out loud, marry them already. Otherwise – continue to date yourself wholeheartedly.

Discover how much sleep you need to be happy and well rested and commit to it every night.

Find your tribe – love them hard.

But be ok when your lives move in different directions and at different paces. If they are truly your people, they will be for life, regardless of circumstances.

Learn to say no when you genuinely mean no, and yes when it scares the pants off you.

Have 3 hobbies – one to make you money, one to keep you in shape and one to be creative.

Don’t try to change the world. Do you, genuinely you, and the world will change.

Salt really does cure anything – sweat, tears and the sea.

Get off social media – It is 100% not all it’s cracked up to be. Your value is not determined by number of likes.

Learn to say thank you, I’m sorry and I love you with abandon.

Curate your own sanctuary, whether it’s in a mansion, studio apartment or cardboard box. Paint the walls, hang pictures, invest in quality creature comforts. Make it your favorite place in the entire world. But don’t be afraid to get away from comfortable every now and then.

Be ok being alone, not in the date-less sense, but in the sitting by yourself in a room with just your thoughts sense. If you can’t find peace there, you’ll never find it anywhere.

Seek to be worth knowing rather than well known (ahem, refer to #22).

Eat the damn dessert.

28a. Collect experiences, not possessions. And on that note, to pay for those experiences, keep in mind that the cheapest car is always the one you already own. So take care of it and it will take care of you and your adventures (Thanks, Dad). 28b. Judge less, love more. Bottom line.

And one more line, for 29…

29. Addendum to #18. Yes to the adventure, yes to the job, yes to the second piece of cake. No to the guilt, no to the wrong relationship, no to the second piece of cake. Let your yes be yes and your no be no – experience continual JOY over temporary happiness by living in your truth and being content in the 105 degree moment. “Serve the world with your joy.”

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Oh, I’m so glad I took a moment to read this! Such true words on this page! I love all your wisdom and think it’s so great to remind yourself of the good things that bring you joy in life. You’re one of those good things! Happy birthday, my dear! ❤